New York: New York City has initiated a connectivity campaign that is designed to transform payphone booths with ultra-fast Wi-Fi hotspots, the media reported on Tuesday.

The LinkNYC programme is a 12-year plan to gradually transform the city's old payphone stands into three-metre-tall, futuristic kiosks that will provide a spectrum of service features including free Wi-Fi hotspots, free domestic phone calls and internet browsing services to local residents and about 60 million visitors annually, General Manager Jen Hensley said on Monday.